Finalized DME rule targets fraud, abuse
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized a rule that creates a prior authorization process for some durable ...
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AHCA streamlines Medicaid credentialing process
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Healthcare providers that do not have a Medicaid provider number, but who are servicing patients through the private insurance industry, ...
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SCOTUS to take on implied certification liability under FCA
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether False Claims Act (FCA) cases may be brought by whistleblowers and the government ...
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With the new year comes greater HIPAA oversight
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
HIPAA-regulated entities can expect 2016 to be the year of increased oversight. That’s when the Health and Human Services Department's ...
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Government cracks down on pharmacies, home health agencies, medical directors for medically unnecessary services
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
It’s no secret that in recent years the number of healthcare fraud investigations and prosecutions in the U.S. has rocketed. ...
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Doctor, patient frustration over pain med access leads to pharmacy rule change
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Florida Board of Pharmacy recently approved a rule change designed to help patients get the pain medications they need. ...
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Renewed efforts underway to allow ARNPs and PAs to prescribe controlled substances
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
There’s another effort afoot in Tallahassee to allow Physician Assistants (PA) and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP) to write prescriptions. ...
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Feds to increase exclusion and civil monetary penalty enforcement cases
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
When it comes to exclusion and civil monetary penalty cases, the federal government is preparing to take an even harder ...
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OIG opinion: Free transportation doesn’t violate anti-kickback statute
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently issued an opinion stating that a large ...
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How whistleblowers are helping to fight healthcare fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced it had resolved a $237 million judgment against Toumey Healthcare System in ...
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